🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
“Since the Vancouver Ave bridge has been out I have been unable to find a safe route to work.” — Brian Tang in a posting to SeeClickFix A construction project that has completely closed the Vancouver Avenue bridge over the Columbia Slough in North Portland is causing headaches and is highlighting the poor north/south biking … Read more
Still from video.-Watch it below- First it was The Flaming Lips, now it’s LCD Soundsystem who has looked to Portland’s colorful, bike-riding characters for a music video. I heard about this being filmed just a few weeks ago and word on the street was that every local freak bike builder was there. It’s a gorgeous … Read more
As I mentioned back in March, I’ve got a great partnership going with the folks over at 94.7 FM ‘Alternative Portland’. Thanks to sponsorships from Better World Club (the original bicycle roadside assistance people!) and Bike n Hike, messages about biking are being heard on the radio throughout the day. For those of you that … Read more
(Photos © J. Maus) The 17 days of Pedalpalooza officially came to an end at yesterday’s Multnomah County Bike Fair. With nearly 300 free events in just over two weeks and tens of thousands of people taking part, Pedalpalooza — which is in its ninth year of existence, depending on how you count — is … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – It doesn’t often make the news, but every year, enough oil spills into the Niger Delta in Nigeria to dwarf the scope of the current oil spill off the U.S. coast. – In Chicago, two young men have been found guilty of setting out, drunkenly, … Read more
New bike assembly station at PDX Airport.(Photo: Port of Portland)
Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) Huge crowds filled the streets to bask in the sun and the Sunday Parkways spirit yesterday. People walked and rolled on a seven-mile loop of carfree streets in North Portland that stretched from Piedmont, to the bluffs of Willamette Boulevard and north to Kenton Park. It was the second of … Read more
Sunday Parkways North is today!(Photo © J. Maus) The final day of Pedalpalooza includes Sunday Parkways North and the Multnomah County Bike Fair. See the links below for more options and details. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza news on our Pedalpalooza Special Coverage … Read more
St. Johns Saturday(Photo © J. Maus) It’s a North Portland special Saturday with no fewer than six events out and about St. Johns way. Other great options from Beaverton, to Woodstock to Vancouver. Follow the link for details. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza … Read more
City is asking for help to fund all five Sunday Parkways events this year.(Photos © J. Maus) The second of five Sunday Parkways events happens this weekend and the City of Portland needs financial help from the community to keep them going. A similar call for help went out last year when Sunday Parkways program … Read more
MCBF won’t be at Colonel Summers Park this year, but it will still be awesome!(Photos © J. Maus) Organizers of the Multnomah County Bike Fair — the event that marks the end of Pedalpalooza — have just announced its location. This year’s MCBF will take place place this Sunday from 2:00 – 7:00pm on SE … Read more
The sun was a welcome companion as we snaked through Northeast Portland on our way up to Rocky Butte last night.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)